, virtually throughout the whole united states. this chart shows the states that will have changes in their delegations. the bottom line is that there are currently 190 latinos and latinas serving in statehouses and state assemblies. we project there will be a net gain of 27 new latinos in those houses for a new total of 217 latino state legislators in the state's lower houses. so that's how our candidates are doing. let's talk a little bit about how latino voters are doing. let us not forget the impact latinos had in 2008. there were at least four states that george w. bush had won in 2004 that barack obama carried in 2008, much of it on the strength of his latino support. latinos also are very influential in the primaries in 2007 and 2008 with the hispanic vote being key to jon mccain -- john mccain's victory in florida, sending him on to win the gop nomination and to the competitive race between senator obama and senator clinton, sending that contest down to the very last primary, much of it on hillary clinton's strength of her